By Jarrod Horak The UAE Derby, Florida Derby, and Arkansas Derby were the latest road to Kentucky Derby 2024 points races on Saturday, March 30. In this article, I will look back at those events and update my “Exceptional 11” Kentucky Derby contenders. The Grade 2 Wood Memorial, Grade 1 Blue Grass, and Grade 1 […]
By Jarrod Horak The road to Kentucky Derby 2024 continues at Oaklawn on Saturday, March 30, and I have included Arkansas Derby 2024 picks below. The Grade 1 event for 3-year-olds has a $1.5 million purse and the ten entrants will be journeying 1 1/8 miles on the main track. The Arkansas Derby is the […]
By Jarrod Horak This is my final Kentucky Derby 2024 report for January. In this post, I will look back at the Grade 3 Lecomte and update my “Exceptional 11” Derby contenders. The Derby trail really heats up this week with four points races on Feb. 3 (Holy Bull, Robert Lewis, Southwest, Withers). In a […]
By Jarrod Horak The is my first Kentucky Derby 2024 report of the new year. In this article, I will look back at the Smarty Jones and Jerome, and update my “Exceptional 11” Derby contenders. The Lecomte at Fair Grounds on Jan. 20 is the next Kentucky Derby prep, and the winner will receive 20 […]
By Jarrod Horak The is my final Kentucky Derby 2024 report for 2023. I recapped the first eight points races in my initial Kentucky Derby report earlier this month, and I will look back at the Springboard Mile, Los Alamitos Futurity, and Gun Runner Stakes in this article. Kentucky Derby 2024 Points Race Recaps Springboard […]
By Jarrod Horak The road to Kentucky Derby 2024 is in full swing. Eight points races have been run so far and it is time to unveil my first “Exceptional 11” Kentucky Derby contenders list. First, I will recap the points race action from the Iroquois on Sept. 16 through the Remsen on Dec. 2. […]
By Jarrod Horak The Breeders’ Cup Friday card is complete and Fierceness stole the show with a romping score in the BC Juvenile. Check out all of the Breeders’ Cup Friday 2023 results below. Breeders’ Cup Friday Results BC Juvenile Turf Sprint The overseas runners surprisingly dominated this five furlong turf dash. Big Evs (IRE) […]
The 2023 Breeders’ Cup Juvenile features a 10-horse field after the defection of Ecoro Neo. Locked is the tepid 7-2 morning line favorite and is one of four Grade 1 winners in the field. This article includes BC Juvenile video picks. Locked is one of the more likely winners of this race. The Gun Runner […]
By Jarrod Horak The 2023 Breeders’ Cup Friday card will be run at Santa Anita Park on November 3. Five BC races are on the docket including the Juvenile, a Kentucky Derby 2024 points race. In this post, I will share my early thoughts including updated information for all five Breeders’ Cup Friday races with […]
By Jarrod Horak This is my second article in my five-part Breeders’ Cup sires series. I started my series with 2007 Breeders’ Cup Classic hero Curlin, and his son Good Magic is next in line. Race Record Good Magic (Curlin – Glinda the Good, by Hard Spun) raced nine times with three wins, three place […]
